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When did bass die?
1803
George Bass/Date of death
Who was bass Australia?
| George Bass | |
|---|---|
| Engraving of Bass from The Naval Pioneers of Australia by Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery, 1899 | |
| Born | 30 January 1771 Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England |
| Disappeared | 5 February 1803 (aged 32) Last seen before leaving Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | British |
What did Bass and Flinders achieve?
During his explorations, Bass came upon a large harbour that he named Western Port. Flinders filled in the gaps on the original maps charted by Captain James Cook (1728–1779). In particular, he charted the southern coastline, the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Torres Strait.
Why does Bart fake his death?
Bart reveals that he faked his death to save Chuck and Lily, and has been hiding from everyone for the past three years. The car crash actually happened, and that it was ordered by one of Bart’s enemies. When he was in the hospital, he paid the doctor to say he died and then recruited Diana Payne to help him hide.
What was George Bass ship called?
Reliance
Bass was apprenticed as a surgeon and in 1789 accepted in the Company of Surgeons. He joined the Royal Navy, where his proficiency in navigation and seamanship and interest in Pacific exploration led to his transfer to the ship Reliance, on which Matthew Flinders was mate.
Who was George Bass and what did he do?
George Bass (1771-1803), surgeon and sailor, was born on 30 January 1771 at Aswarby in Lincolnshire, England, the only child of George Bass, a tenant farmer, and his wife Sarah, née Newman.
Where did George Bass go to medical school?
At the age of 16 he was apprenticed to a surgeon in Boston, Lincolnshire. After two years he moved to London to undertake training as a surgeon and in 1789 he graduated with a diploma as a member of the Corporation of Surgeons, and then two months later as a naval surgeon.
What did George Bass and Matthew Flinders do in Australia?
Australia: Later explorations. Two Britons—George Bass, a naval surgeon, and Matthew Flinders, a naval officer—were the most famous postsettlement explorers. Together they entered some harbours on the coast near Botany Bay in 1795 and 1796.
Where did George Bass and William Martin settle?
When the ship reached Port Jackson (in what is now New South Wales) in 1795, Bass, Flinders, and Bass’s personal servant William Martin explored the George’s River and Botany Bay and recommended a settlement, which was made at Banks Town. In 1796 the three unsuccessfully sought a river south of Botany Bay and discovered and explored Port Hocking.